you get a sense that they are prepared to spend more this year, and you know, i want to bring in mary smith. and mary, we were talking about this earlier. you feel more confident about spending money this go-around. tell me about that. >> i do. i just feel the economy's getting stronger. and you know, it's just easier than it was last year. >> so, you know, i saw you looking around. what are the items that stand out to you? what are you looking to buy? >> well, today, i'm getting an itouch. >> very cool. and you know the other thing, i did the same story last year, and you talk with these people. you talk to families. this seems to be tradition. after thanksgiving you come out, you shop for black friday and you were telling me the same for you? >> that's correct. it's been a tradition since as long as i can remember that my mother and i would come shopping the day after thanksgiving, just a kickoff to the holidays. >> a lot of people seem to be doing that. fewer people in the store right now than we saw earlier. but the store opened at midnight. we saw some 600 people file into this particu